If We Had 5 More Minutes

The story begins with Darien a boy who lives in a village far from the world begins to suffer the ravages of a frost in his village. One day he went out to collect wood for his house and met a strange man whom he took to his village. He leaves him with the mayor of that place and goes to tell his parents. However, soon after, chaos breaks out, because the man he took there was a vampire and he begins to turn everyone into them. Some get out of control and start committing crazy acts to drink more blood, however a group of knights arrive and start killing them. Darien is bitten by one of them and turns into one, but is left in a half state because of his family's genetics. He leaves with the group of hunters that arrived in the middle of the slaughter and Darien joins them, as he has no one in the world.

"On the night Antonio Lavez planned to give his wife the world, she stole his soul. Betrayed, disgraced, and imprisoned, the billionaire genius was cast into ruin by the woman he loved. But some empires don’t burn so easily. From the shadows of exile, Antonio rises again with a new name, a hidden fortune, and a vengeance sharpened like a blade. Jolie thinks she has buried her past, but what she buried was a lion. And when he returns, no one will see him coming… until it is too late."

Ten years ago, the world was saved by a legendary figure known as the Shadow King. After defeating the Demon Emperor, he disappeared and was soon forgotten. Now, Kai Ashborn is just an ordinary courier living at the bottom of society. He is looked down upon and insulted, and is considered a loser. He never imagined that his life would change when he discovered an ancient artifact hidden beneath the city. "Welcome back... my King." In an instant, the long-dormant power of the shadows awoke within him. The Shadow Army began to answer his call while memories of his past life slowly returned. However, that resurrection also awakened old enemies. The secret organization that once betrayed Kai is now hunting him down before he regains his full power. As monster gates begin to open and the world stands on the brink of destruction, only one name has the power to change everything: The Shadow King has returned. This time, he will not sacrifice himself for the world. He will make the world bow down before him.

In the heart of the mystical forest, a baby is discovered by a hunter named Thomas. With no signs of his origins, Thomas takes the child under his wing and raises him as his own. As the boy grows, an unyielding thirst to find his true identity consumes him. Determined to uncover the truth, he sets off on a perilous journey, with Thomas as his unwavering companion. Their quest takes them through treacherous jungles and across treacherous rivers, testing their strength and resolve. Just as they reach the bustling city where his parents reside, a brutal civil war breaks out, plunging the city into chaos and turmoil. Amidst the devastation, the boy faces unimaginable trauma and nearly loses hope. Reduced to begging for survival and resorting to theft, the boy's desperate circumstances seem insurmountable. However, a twist of fate brings him to the attention of a cobbler who offers him refuge. Little does the boy know that this kind-hearted cobbler's wife holds the key to his past—a past filled with abandonment and secrets. As the boy's anticipation of a joyous reunion with his mother turns to bitter disappointment, destiny intervenes once more. In an unexpected turn, he finds solace and unexpected love in the arms of the maid in a billionaire's mansion. But the true revelation lies within the billionaire himself—a shocking discovery that will forever alter the course of the boy's journey. Will he ultimately find the answers he seeks? Or will he be forever trapped in a web of deception and broken dreams? "Shadows of Destiny" is a gripping tale of self-discovery, resilience, and the extraordinary bonds that transcend bloodlines. Prepare to be captivated by this suspenseful and emotionally charged novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the final revelation.

He walks the palace halls wearing a prince’s face and speaks a hero’s words but every night, another body falls but behind his smile lies a blood-drenched secret. They say he came back from a coma. The truth is, he came back from the dead. When Prince Kairo returns from a decade-long coma, the kingdom of Caelwyn rejoices. But their hope is misplaced. Because the man behind the youthful eyes is not the prince. It is his uncle Malrick Vale, a disgraced noble once thought dead who has carved himself into his nephew’s likeness through years of planning and surgical reconstruction. He claims to avenge the friend the crown betrayed. But his true desire is darker. He craves what only power can give him: the freedom to kill whomever he chooses, whenever he desires. The mask of royalty offers protection. The crown offers complete control. Only one woman knows the truth. Sheila Ren, a former maid who narrowly escaped his blade years ago, becomes obsessed with exposing the monster beneath the mask. Alongside Tate Wyvern, a disgraced royal guard tormented by guilt and bound to justice, she risks everything to stop a man who has fooled a kingdom and who will never stop hunting his prey. And they must stop him before he turns the entire kingdom into his hunting ground. Because once he sets his sights on you… you’re already dead. But in a world where mirrors lie and monsters wear crowns, who will the people believe?

Adrian has perfected doing absolutely nothing. While dark sorcerers battle and hidden groups fight for control, he builds unlimited strength just by existing, the ultimate shortcut to power. When a hunted noblewoman stumbles into his peaceful morning, he finds that helping her is surprisingly easy. But as Isabelle learns to use her hidden gifts through his lazy approach, they uncover something horrible: the Faction has been controlling everything, and Adrian himself is what they really want. In a world chasing power, the most dangerous person is someone who doesn’t care, until they have to.

As the King of Death in his previous life, Ainz Dorak was a formidable and fearsome ruler. He commanded an army of dark and terrifying creatures, instilling fear and awe in all who crossed his path. His power was unmatched, his reign absolute in the underworld. Despite his immense power and influence, Ainz Dorak could not escape the treachery and betrayal that ultimately led to his downfall. His enemies conspired against him, and so, he met his end, his power and glory fading into memory, so he thought, but something else happened at the point where he thought he had lost everything. Ainz suddenly woke up in a different place, another world to be precise, a world as cruel and twisted, and similar to his previous world, yet different. In this world, Ainz was rebirthed as an abandoned child of a noble, where he learns of the cruel fate of his reality. However, by chance, he was reincarnated with a system; The Shadow Monarch System, through the system, he lives the life of a Shadow Halfing turned Monarch, while making power his only reason for living. Following the path that has been laid out for him through the system, he would pave his path with his army of dark and terrifying creatures, as he snatched the lives of his enemies until he was once again called the king of death. ----------- [Congratulations! You have accepted Mark of the Shadows!] [You now bear a faint scent of Shadow!] [Shadows now recognizes you as their own!]

Tristan Batubara-Vance returns from the shadows of a covert war to settle a blood debt, only to find his path crossed by the unpredictable and lethal Victoria Silavong. Between gunfire and witty banter, they must navigate a web of betrayal that threatens to consume them both.

Once known as the Shadow Blade, the empire’s deadliest swordsman, Kael Voss was betrayed by the people he protected and left for dead. Ten years later, he returns under a new name, carrying a blade that should not exist. Hunted by the Blade Registry, hunted by old enemies, and hunted by the truth of his own past, Kael must decide whether to remain a ghost… or become the storm that ends an empire. Every swing of his sword writes a new legend. Every secret he uncovers cuts deeper than steel.

"You are a worthless Human and I wish that you had died in jail!" Ethan felt his heart sink listening to his wife say those words to him, but despite how betrayed he was, he remained indifferent. Sent to jail because he had accepted the crime labels against his wife. Kyle had to jail in her place but had no idea that it was all their plan all along. Back to town after five years, he is welcomed in the most brutal way to find out that his wife is married with a kid, but Kyle won't stop at all cost until he finds out what actually happened to his family five years ago and the real cost of their death. But the more he digs, the more secrets he unravels, and, at the same time, he tries to conceal his true identity as General Shade, the most ruthless general.